"Thanks Jon! :) Actually I don't use a tablet. I want to get one, but I havn't been able to justify the cost yet. So I use my mouse for everything." I'm currently using an old 4"x5" WACOM Graphire pen and tablet. The latest model (Graphire3) costs about $100 retail and is bundled with Adobe...[See also Disc.Art. #11319]

"I rip like a DJ with a turntable and a sampling box." I'm surprised that no one smashed that inane comment of mine out of the ballpark. I'm far too old and overweight for the hip hop crowd. Anyway... Here's an example of standard legal boilerplate. It's for the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim...[See also Disc.Art. #15226]

Someone should post to the ArtRage discussion forum and tell them about Gridcosm. I would do it myself but I'm not a member of their forum. I don't use ArtRage. A Painter 4 paint can is proudly on display here in my room. I'm somewhat invested in their product. Now I'm using the (impossibly)...[See also Disc.Art. #16848]

...I was using GIMP and Linux. Then I found out that my love child Ellen "Lolita" Feiss was in a TV commercial for Apple Computer. So I switched back to Mac OS 9.1--I haven't installed OS X because I'm lazy. My name is Thomas C. Armagost, and I'm a 45 year-old artist[See also Gridcosm 1208/a2]

WHAT YOU SAY !! This animated GIF is all that remains of ALL YOUR BASE, Ed. Was the hilarious video collage booted off the web because of fascistic corporate legal threats? FOR GREAT JUSTICE. Have you read the Evil Overlord FAQ? Okay, no more references to ALL YOUR BASE and no more images of...[See also Disc.Art. #1289]

Bryan Higgins . He plays the clavichord and French horn with the Berkeley Opera orchestra, writes fiction, and codes software such as OmniPage and Motet . He's a longtime member in good standing of The WELL. And it's no secret that he hates my guts. Big surprise, huh?[See also Gridcosm 1727/c3]

I didn't say that Jung was a Nazi sympathizer. He wasn't a member of the Nazi party. Perhaps my definition of the word ''collaborator'' is overly rigid. I retract ''collaborator.'' Sorry. "In 1933, Jung became president of the German organization the General Medical Society for Psychotherapy. His...[See also Disc.Art. #5933]

That's an alternate poem entry for level 918-a1. UWI, I wanted to test the new upload helper, but BAZ beat me to the punch and reserved 918-a1 before I could finish my JPEG. Anyway, thanks for your hard work. sez: "Investigators are exploring a variety of theories, including that a single deranged...[See also Disc.Art. #3317]

Slavic soul. These paintings by Chernobyl schoolchildren would blend nicely into level 739. The kids have got more talent than we do! Speaking of level 739, "scientists grew a human ear on the back of a mouse." [See also Disc.Art. #1571]

"Cipher 1 could have been a 3?" Huh? I have absolutely no idea what you're on about here. I'm grimacing, anticipating yet another insult. You have broken my heart. Your 788-b3 is a tremendous collaboration. You flipped my 788-c3 and incorporated a hand-drawn dayglo cat into it. But now when I look...[See also Disc.Art. #6081]

In my dreams... "The foreground of this square [level 700] looks like a tombstone. Or a condom. Maybe the 'dream center of my brain' was thinking about DGT's contribution to level 696." The tombstone/condom square of mine from level 664 predates Gizmo's death. Am I precognitive? Or am I merely...[See also Disc.Art. #1384]

If you're seeking something collaborative online that's sequential and a little more coherent than Gridcosm, may I recommend Comic Relief Jams. Hosted by the Bay Area Comix Saloon. A catch. If you want to participate, you'll have to travel to the Raja Restaurant in Berkeley, California. It's a...[See also Disc.Art. #5109]

ARThritis is a cruel ailment. Kiyotei, I just spent a half hour searching the web for you. That's how highly I value your mail art and Gridcosm contributions. Here are Ten Mouse Tips from Cornell University. Old bad habits are hard to break--tell me about it! The Whale Mouse costs a hundred...[See also Disc.Art. #8905]

ARThritis is a cruel ailment. Kiyotei, I just spent a half hour searching the web for you. That's how highly I value your mail art and Gridcosm contributions. Here are Ten Mouse Tips from Cornell University. Old bad habits are hard to break--tell me about it! The Whale Mouse costs a hundred...[See also Disc.Art. #8905]

I wonder what Gridcosm would look like if the players were German Expressionist artists. Here's a website with bios and sample artwork. Thumbnails are used quite effectively. "During the rise of fascism, German Expressionists battled the right and tirelessly attacked the forces of conservatism,...[See also Disc.Art. #9544]

Ursula K. Leguin is a fantasy and SF author. _The Dispossessed_ is one of my favorite novels. She also authored _The Lathe of Heaven_. Derren Brown is an artist with a cool website. However, his images are noticably copyrighted, so I'd advise against using them on the Grid. He might not like that....[See also Disc.Art. #6313]

Smoking fur? SNY, I am reminded of the Firesign Theatre's comedy routine about breeding mutant blue chinchillas. Late 1960s vintage. Probably before your time. Click on the link and scroll down the webpage a bit to The Chinchilla Show. "if JIT you were commenting vaguely about that egregiouus...[See also Disc.Art. #10581]

"i don't google photos and use [them] because they almost all have copyrights ...sigh..." Congratulations, JIT, for choosing to create all of your gridwork by hand. You do fine work. You're French? I have no idea where Gridcosm stands legally in the eyes of the EU or the French government. The EU...[See also Disc.Art. #10462]

In my dreams... "The foreground of this square [level 700] looks like a tombstone. Or a condom. Maybe the 'dream center of my brain' was thinking about DGT's contribution to level 696." The tombstone/condom square of mine from level 664 predates Gizmo's death. Am I precognitive? Or am I merely...[See also Disc.Art. #1384]

The head that SNY started and I finished on level 2570 reminded me of Grim somewhat. You've never heard of Grim? Have you ever heard of Rocky & Bullwinkle? Good. Beanie & Cecil? Anything after 1966? You know, the past 40 years.[See also Disc.Art. #15186]

Seems like every online art gallery I hit these days has artwork on display that reminds me of Gridcosm. This piece by Brad Brown at the Haines Gallery in San Francisco, for example. And this collage at the alumni zone of Pitzer College. I possibly knew the artist who created this one. Decades...[See also Disc.Art. #5249]

reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to five years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000.[See also Gridcosm 1771/c3]

"i wonder when someone will submit their subset of gridcosm (art and discussion) as a PHD thesis? someday, i can only hope." Sociology. We're lab rats in a big maze. One researcher who caught my eye is vice chair of the sociology department at UCLA. I incorporated him into Gridcosm level 1976-b1....[See also Disc.Art. #10693]

I use iCab for Mac OS 9. This browser pays attention to standards. Woz likes it. I use Netscape 7 for any task that iCab cannot do. Soon I'll be dragged kicking and screaming into OS X.4 Tiger. I'll probably still use iCab. And I'll use Safari, of course. However, I most look forward to trying out...[See also Disc.Art. #13202]

Someone should post to the ArtRage discussion forum and tell them about Gridcosm. I would do it myself but I'm not a member of their forum. I don't use ArtRage. A Painter 4 paint can is proudly on display here in my room. I'm somewhat invested in their product. Now I'm using the (impossibly)...[See also Disc.Art. #16848]

"jew" This word without a capital J will be taken as a grave insult by many people. I was considering posting a square to level 815 with a photo of emaciated death camp survivors incorporated into it. But dittoheads doubtless would have accused me of whining.... Maybe Gridcosm has had enough of...[See also Disc.Art. #2326]

TCA's SITO artchive now has a ''tribute to BUH.'' BTW, check out the new home page of Joe Meyer alias jerohme spye alias BUH. Joe is a much more accomplished artist than yours truly--but that's not much of an accomplishment. ;-) [See also Disc.Art. #4901]

Wargasm is a vinyl record album cut in 1982. It's a compilation of songs by various bands including Dead Kennedys, Poison Girls and Rat Scabies. A deejay at the local college radio station used to play it years ago. BTW, Wargasm is also a hiphop group. And a computer game. Tank battles, ho-hum.[See also Disc.Art. #7274]

Beer and pizza? I'm so there. Maybe I'll bring a Nokia N800 Linux Internet Tablet. It looks kind of like a Sony PSP. Some digital artists use the N800 to create small line drawings. The artwork resembles SNY's occasional use of the pencil tool. No antialiasing. Stylus and 4 inch screen. Jon, you...[See also Disc.Art. #17846]

The father of recording artist Ben Harper is the late Leonard Harper. Leonard Harper was dean of student activities at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. When I was an undergrad student there, Leonard Harper once warned me about creating material that might be misconstrued as race-baiting....[See also Gridcosm 1978/a1]

"what about you stay arround and she keeps away? main problem is to be a player not someone who use the grid as a start for a painting outside the grid (the thing that piss me remember?). so keep her in your pocket ty." iPod Nano Sets Man's Pants On Fire. [See also Disc.Art. #19596]

Carl Jung collaborated with the Nazis, and he was one of the most creative scientists who ever lived. But you're right about Beckmann, he wasn't a collaborator. "Some [German painters] such as August Macke and Franz Marc, had their lives cut tragically short while serving in war, while others, such...[See also Disc.Art. #5916]

"Welcome to Moxie's Online Gallery [...] All items are for sale unless otherwise noted" Yes, it's yet another magazine for women. Moxie World Everything you need to know about the soft drink. And more. Much, much more. Moxie Moron This is someone's journal, but it has a few good links to...[See also Disc.Art. #5064]

"Welcome to Moxie's Online Gallery [...] All items are for sale unless otherwise noted" Yes, it's yet another magazine for women. Moxie World Everything you need to know about the soft drink. And more. Much, much more. Moxie Moron This is someone's journal, but it has a few good links to...[See also Disc.Art. #5064]

believe that the korean war never ended but (except for places like Little Saigon in Orange County, California, where they'll chase you out of town if you display a portrait of Ho Chi Minh)[See also Gridcosm 1471/b3]

RBR, I like the way that you finished level 2858. The New York Times has published several news articles about The Splasher--or splashers. Obey The Giant guerilla street art posters by artist Shepard Fairey have been splashed with paint. Is nothing sacred? ;-) The Splasher reminds me of MOX...[See also Disc.Art. #19082]

"On one side, they never cut the lawn. On the other side it is not watered." Don't beat around the bush. Accuse me of incompetence, but never laziness. I work hard at my squares. I like a1. In c1, I accomplished everything I set out to do, but I'm dissatisfied with _eat meat_. It's intended to...[See also Disc.Art. #2654]

I've been toying with the idea of attending OryCon 28 in Portland. Cory Doctorow will be Guest of Honor at the convention. I'd love to introduce him to OED. Creative sparks could fly. Have they already met? I'll have to make up my mind about attending soon because the con starts on the 17th of...[See also Disc.Art. #17322]

Are we all on the same wavelength here? ;-) You knew that I would answer. How else could I answer the unanswerable? Rebus Caneebus is the name of a fictional character who is a parody of the famous 1970s motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel. Caneebus is thought by some to be a misspelling of the word...[See also Disc.Art. #15163]

The entrance to the lower level parking garage was open yesterday as I walked past the California Museum of Art. I saw some of the artwork in there. It looked kind of like Gridcosm on the concrete walls of a parking garage. I'll actually pay to visit this museum in March. Gizmo lives. "I mean it...[See also Disc.Art. #17899]

Speaking of Panic... Mike, I'm begging you to please alter this lonely submission. It's mostly ART OF THE INSANE, the creation of Firesign Theatre's Phil Austin. I stole it from his blog. The text that accompanies his piece is quite humorous, needless to say. I blended SNY's shitbird from...[See also Disc.Art. #5951]

The other headline is much more interesting to me. 'Protestors to picket Library.' The Richard M. Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California, is not far from where I live. The protest is being held today. If I'd known about it sooner, I could have attended it in the flesh.[See also Disc.Art. #14318]

"i don't google photos and use [them] because they almost all have copyrights ...sigh..." Congratulations, JIT, for choosing to create all of your gridwork by hand. You do fine work. You're French? I have no idea where Gridcosm stands legally in the eyes of the EU or the French government. The EU...[See also Disc.Art. #10462]

Good work, everyone. There is a dynamic balance of interpersonal tensions. MRM in particular is pushing MRM's luck in a3, but got away with it this time. "who do you think yourself to be, laughing at fools like me? and who in the world do you think you are? a superstar? well, right you are. and we...[See also Disc.Art. #10458]

Sir Arthur? No. However, the two men share much in common. Both are out-of-the-closet pro writers. His name is Paul Moor. Here's an opera review that he wrote for a newspaper if you really want to read it. BTW, JER's portrait of Sir Arthur on level 1160-b3 seems to have gone through the same...[See also Disc.Art. #4999]

I'm feeling too much empathy for Beethoven. Eight days ago I lost most of the hearing in my right ear. I have no idea why. Gridwork takes my mind off this medical problem. I've been a Gridhog lately. Sorry. Anyway, here's where I got the .GIF of the rocket in 845-b3, SNY. I was thinking about...[See also Disc.Art. #2611]

Gilmore isn't a martyr. Truth be told, he was a schmuck. A schmuck among schmucks. He was one of us. He should have taken better care of himself, the schmuck. So then ZOO sez.... "Normally I wouldn't plug other people's work but in this case the book was dedicated to sitoid Gizmo [GIZ] who died a...[See also Disc.Art. #2787]

Bryan Higgins . He plays the clavichord and French horn with the Berkeley Opera orchestra, writes fiction, and codes software such as OmniPage and Motet . He's a longtime member in good standing of The WELL. And it's no secret that he hates my guts. Big surprise, huh?[See also Gridcosm 1727/c3]

Arrgghh! BAZ snagged 830-c1 less than one minute before I was ready to post this JPEG there. It's a Photoshop collage of two snapshots that I discovered whilest perusing a WELL conference. 1.) Tibetan Buddhist monks praying in front of large stone sculpture of a troll situated beneath a concrete...[See also Disc.Art. #2452]

EFF Digital Mix "celebrating illegal art." Their motto: "don't waste culture recycle art." Mass arrests of college students. The War on the Net has begun in earnest. OTOH, selling music CD jewel case art can make you good money. But competition is fierce. So you might consider sucking up to the...[See also Disc.Art. #7026]

"Perhaps a way of controlling the voting. With your log-in you could vote once per level for each piece of the respective artists participating... on a 1 to 5 rating." Oh. Like Slashdot. How droll.[See also Disc.Art. #6767]

Very funny, Jon. "I study a wide range of situations in which group members gain by cooperating but where a temptation to behave selfishly exists, examining the factors that encourage or discourage the emergence of cooperation, community, and [yada yada]. My recent work has concentrated on studies...[See also Disc.Art. #10708]

Go to and you'll find 3D Harry Shearer looking as if he's thinking to himself, "WHOA, dude! I haven't hallucinated like this since 1968. Did someone spike my Gatoraid?" I tried to morph MKC's Godzilla into an American Fuzzy Lop Rabbit. [See also Disc.Art. #1945]

Stained glass technical tips. Artists in Stained Glass. Based in Ontario, Canada. Some people think that I look down my nose at artists who sell their work to earn a living. The opposite is true--I admire them. However, I do prefer a clear separation of competitive commerce and cooperative...[See also Disc.Art. #10867]

Gilmore isn't a martyr. Truth be told, he was a schmuck. A schmuck among schmucks. He was one of us. He should have taken better care of himself, the schmuck. So then ZOO sez.... "Normally I wouldn't plug other people's work but in this case the book was dedicated to sitoid Gizmo [GIZ] who died a...[See also Disc.Art. #2787]

Regarding Shazam... The L.A. County Sheriff in riot gear looks like Michael Douglas on steroids. Cops in Southern California look like movie stars. Maybe I shouldn't have repeated minor variations of the Burroughs Corporation name tag over and over again. I'm aware that it's irritating. I'm...[See also Disc.Art. #16059]

"The 30th of September is the deadline for the inscription to the SHARE AWARD 2008, through a online form at [see below]. A Jury will award a prize of [2,500 Euros] to the work that best represents experimentation of arts and new technologies. A short list of no more than six finalists will be...[See also Disc.Art. #19470]

and know that their tires are not to blame for SUV rollover. The Washington Post sez that a 1994 U.S. Senate report revealed that U.S. companies were licenced by the Commerce Department to export a "witch's brew" of biological and chemical materials, including bacillus anthracis (which causes...[See also Gridcosm 1405/c3]

That's an alternate poem entry for level 918-a1. UWI, I wanted to test the new upload helper, but BAZ beat me to the punch and reserved 918-a1 before I could finish my JPEG. Anyway, thanks for your hard work. sez: "Investigators are exploring a variety of theories, including that a single deranged...[See also Disc.Art. #3317]

I wonder what Gridcosm would look like if the players were German Expressionist artists. Here's a website with bios and sample artwork. Thumbnails are used quite effectively. "During the rise of fascism, German Expressionists battled the right and tirelessly attacked the forces of conservatism,...[See also Disc.Art. #9544]

Wikipedia says that Walt Whitman... "contacted Emerson, this time to ask for help in obtaining a government post. Another friend, John Trowbridge, passed on a letter of recommendation from Emerson to Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, hoping he would grant Whitman a position in that...[See also Disc.Art. #21126]

It's only a tropical storm at this point. However, it is expected to gain strength and reach Category 1 hurricane force on Saturday. It may hit Southern California next week. If Otis does hit San Diego as a hurricane, it'll be the first to hit California in recorded history. Meanwhile, there's a...[See also Disc.Art. #13221]

Bryan Higgins . He plays the clavichord and French horn with the Berkeley Opera orchestra, writes fiction, and codes software such as OmniPage and Motet . He's a longtime member in good standing of The WELL. And it's no secret that he hates my guts. Big surprise, huh?[See also Gridcosm 1727/c3]

Ursula K. Leguin is a fantasy and SF author. _The Dispossessed_ is one of my favorite novels. She also authored _The Lathe of Heaven_. Derren Brown is an artist with a cool website. However, his images are noticably copyrighted, so I'd advise against using them on the Grid. He might not like that....[See also Disc.Art. #6313]